Plant defensins: Novel antimicrobial peptides

Vegetos

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 126-135

  Sharma, Mukesh ^a  

^a Institute of Biotechnology and Allied Sciences (IBAS)   (India)

Author keywords

Biological role; Classification; Innate immune system; Plant defensins; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84857395518     PISSN: 09704078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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